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Sebezhsky District

Sebezhsky District
Себежский район (Russian)
Location of Sebezhsky District (Pskov Oblast).svg
Location of Sebezhsky District in Pskov Oblast
Coordinates: 56°17′N 28°29′E / 56.283°N 28.483°E / 56.283; 28.483Coordinates: 56°17′N 28°29′E / 56.283°N 28.483°E / 56.283; 28.483
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Pskov Oblast
Administrative structure (as of April 2011)
Administrative center town of Sebezh
Inhabited localities:
Cities/towns 1
Urban-type settlements 2
Rural localities 424
Municipal structure (as of April 2011)
Municipally incorporated as Sebezhsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 3
Rural settlements 6
Statistics
Area 3,100 km2 (1,200 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 21,674 inhabitants
• Urban 65.7%
• Rural 34.3%
Density 6.99/km2 (18.1/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
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Sebezhsky District (Russian: Се́бежский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Rasony and Verkhnyadzvinsk Districts of Vitebsk Oblast of Belarus in the south, Zilupe, Ludza, and Cibla municipalities of Latvia in the west, Krasnogorodsky and Opochetsky Districts in the north, and with Pustoshkinsky and Nevelsky Districts in the east. The area of the district is 3,100 square kilometers (1,200 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Sebezh. Population: 21,674 (2010 Census); 25,473 (2002 Census);26,926 (1989 Census). The population of Sebezh accounts for 29.4% of the district's total population.

A major part of the district lies in the basin of the Velikaya River. The Velikaya itself crosses the northeastern part of the district. The biggest tributary of the Velikaya within the district is the Issa (left). Rivers in some areas in the south of the district drain into Belarus and into the Daugava River.


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